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 Telecommunications & Technology Steering Committee 

This committee is responsible for all matters pertaining to telecommunications and technology policy, including, but not limited to, the county role as a telecommunications regulator, service provider and consumer; cable services technology and implementation; information technology development and implementation; information technology innovation; and e-governance,

 Featured Telecommunications and Technology Documents

 Fact Sheets

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NACo Telecommunications & Technology Chair Joyce Dickerson, Council Member, Richland County, S.C., discusses some of the issues her committee is dealing with during the 2012 Legislative Conference, March 3-7, in Washington, D.C.

 Committee Chair

Council Member Joyce Dickerson
Richland County, SC

 Featured Video
FCC EAS Webinar Recording
This is the recording from the 7/28/2011 webinar on the new Emergency Alert System.
FCC NOI Webinar Recording
This is the recording from the 4/14/2011 webinar "NOI on Public Rights-of-Way: How Does It Affect Your Community?
Technology Series Videos
Submitted from various areas of our daily county life, these stories share how technology has been used to save counties time, increase customer service and save taxpayers’ money.

 Committee Staff:

Jeff Arnold
202.942.4286

 Committee Members

 Policy Platform and Resolutions

 Related links
Federal Communications Commission
FCC regulates the Nation's communications services
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
This is the agency managing the broadband grant program
U.S. Department of Homeland Security VirtualUSA
This website is a user driven tool for homeland security and emergency management.

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